Posts Tagged ‘Aquarius’

I’ve been wanting to write about Venus-Neptune contacts and unrequited love for a while now, and I’m working on it. But this is one piece I don’t want to rush and so while I’m getting it together, I thought I’d write a brief one about the 11th house. Especially because this house is in focus for me right now in a big way.

Simply put, the 11th house of your chart rules hopes, dreams, wishes and friends. The highlight for me currently is my friends or as I like to think of them: my tribe. I enjoy people tremendously, but none of the people I know in flesh-and-blood are astrologers or deeply interested in astrology. For two decades now, I’ve been trying to learn as much about this subject as I can. Books on astrology have not always been easily available in my location and if it hadn’t been for the Internet, I would be laboriously casting charts using pen and paper. Fortunately, thanks to www.astro.com you don’t have to do that unless you want to.

So, what does the Net have to do with the 11th? Aquarius, the natural ruler of this house also holds domain over the Net. And astrology. In my progressed chart, the moon has just entered the 11th house, which happens to be Aquarius. And the highlights of this year for me so far have been: emotional liberation, online/Facebook friends and this blog.

How does Facebook come into it? Well, I took a chance one day and looked up one of my favorite astrology writers on Facebook: April Elliott Kent. Everything you hear about the Leo warmth and generosity is true, because not only did this phenomenal writer accept my friend request, but encouraged me to start a blog of my own. If it wasn’t for April, you wouldn’t be reading this. After that it was the domino effect: Sasstrology and Jeffrey Kishner, Daily Sky and Matthew Currie, Elsa P and the Astro Dispatch. And the blogosphere: I discovered Beth Turnage, Jeremy Neal, Julie Demboski, Eileen Nauman, all masters of their art. Despite being on different continents, some of them have become my friends, the tribe I have always sought, and my cup runneth over.

I wrote a story a few years back about an animal that just does not fit in with his pack, till one day he discovers that he is an altogether different species. There was never anything wrong with him or with the others, he just needed to hang out with his own type. And, after that, having found his tribe, he lived happily ever after. I like my stories to have happy endings. This story is a simple one, but the point it is trying to make is that your “tribe” is essential to your feeling of well-being. Your tribe is not a bunch of people you need to put a mask on to impress. Your tribe is souls who are on the same path as you: whether you are a musician, an economist, a biker or a mathematician. Sometimes this means having a great passion in common, whether it is books, chess, computers, travelling or astrology.

For me, I love the way my progressed moon in Aquarius has played out. All the symbols associated with the house and the sign are living themes for me at the moment: astrology, online friends, community, network. Talking about networks and linkages, you’ve found your way here because the aforementioned people created links from their page to my page. Without that your search engine never would have found me. What do you say when someone does something like that for you? This is what I want to say, “Thank you for being my friend!”

Michael Lutin on Astrology

Robert Currey on Astrology

Astrology is not something in which you believe or disbelieve. You either know about astrology or you don’t.

Jeremy Neal on Astrology

In my work I see some remarkable truths. Even as I sit and explain to a person that they have this situation that has held them back all their lives, and even as I see them struggle to comprehend the truth and anguish of it, I, who witness it every day, am forcefully reminded of the wonder of this fleeting, myopic life we have and the axiomatic majesty of our astrology. This astrology does not contain your purpose: it is your purpose.